Bridging

Aspen completes £1.36m light development bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a £1,360,000 Light Development bridge in 18 days, comprising £325k...

Octopus provides £10m loan for central Manchester development

Octopus Real Estate has completed a £10 million loan secured on a prime development...

Sourcing system reveals UK lender total

There are around 900 lenders in the UK covering an wide variety of finance...

Roma Finance makes multiple promotions and appointments

Roma Finance has expanded its team with two new promotions and multiple new appointments. Jack...

Sancus appoints head of sales for the South

Sancus has appointed Jaxon Stevens as head of sales (South). He will be based in...

UTB proves £10m for Kensal Green development

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided a £10 million investment into Yellow Brick Estates'...

MFS begins buy-to-let pilot

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has commenced a soft launch of a new buy-to-let proposition, which...

MT Finance appoints its first non-executive director

MT Finance has announced the appointment of Chris Patrick to the board as its...

Short-term lender appoints head of sales for the north

Sancus has recently appointed Melanie Fourie as head of sales (North), based in Manchester. Fourie...

Aspen Bridging sets starting rate at 0.64%

Aspen Bridging is to offer indefinitely fixed rates from 0.64% for prime residential purchase...

The Mansfield backs development finance initiative

The Mansfield Building Society is supporting NEXA Finance by providing funding to help property...

Roma Finance introduces new fast processing channel

Roma Finance has launched a fast new channel for cases it deems as being...

TAB hires business development manager

Specialist lender TAB has announced that Harry Dugg has been recruited  as a business development manager...

West One joins MCI lender panel

MCI mortgage club has added the bridging and buy-to-let divisions of West One Loans...

COMMENT

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Instamo to unveil FastAdmin at broker padel event

Instamo is set to showcase its latest mortgage administration solution, FastAdmin, at a broker-focused...

Bank of Ireland brings Lauren Wiles back to national partnership role

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has appointed Lauren Wiles as a national partnership manager...

Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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